I’ve tried quite a few mobile scanner apps in the past. I think I’ve probably added and deleted 4 or 5 over the past couple of years. Some have sucked. Some I’ve liked a little. But none have really wowed me.

Remember when the only way we could fax documents was if we had a standalone fax machine? Then…along came online fax systems like Ring Central (which is what I currently use), eFax and a few others. These are wonderful, because faxes come in as an email attachment. But, unless the document you are sending is a PDF you already have on your computer, you still need to scan whatever it is before you can fax it. Truth be told, not everyone has a scanner in their office.

However … if you have a smartphone, either an iPhone or an Android, you can have a handy dandy scanner of your own for free or for a very minimal cost, by downloading one of these lovely little scanning apps. [Read more…]